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1 At the crack of dawn on Sunday, the women came to the tomb carrying the burial spices they had prepared.
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On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.
2 They found the entrance stone rolled back from the tomb,
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They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
3 so they walked in. But once inside, they couldn't find the body of the Master Jesus.
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but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 They were puzzled, wondering what to make of this. Then, out of nowhere it seemed, two men, light cascading over them, stood there.
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While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.
5 The women were awestruck and bowed down in worship. The men said, "Why are you looking for the Living One in a cemetery?
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In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but raised up. Remember how he told you when you were still back in Galilee
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He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:
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